Jack Monroe is an award-winning cookery writer and a campaigner against hunger and poverty in the UK. She is author of the bestselling cookbooks: Tin Can Cook, Cooking on a Bootstrap, A Girl Called Jack and A Year in 120 Recipes. Jack was awarded the Fortnum and Mason Judges' Choice Award in 2013 and the OFM Best Food Personality Readers' Award in 2018.
Jack Monroe is both cookery writer and tenacious campaigner . . . she understands first hand what it's like to be skint and have the desire to put something delicious on the table. -- <b>Nigel Slater</b> At a time when good food can often be seen as rather elitist or exclusive, Jack has done an excellent job to create recipes which are simple, straightforward and delicious. -- <b>Felicity Spector</b>, food writer and journalist Praise for Cooking on a Bootstrap: These are wonderful and inspiring recipes. -- <b>Nigella Lawson</b> 'If she wasn’t already a legend . . . she has 100% reached national treasure status now. -- <b><i>Stylist</i></b>